Stafford man pleads guilty to possessing child porn

TOMS RIVER – A 41-year-old Stafford man is facing deportation to Honduras after pleading guilty Monday to five counts of possessing child pornography, authorities reported.

Alexi Y. Montoya Redondo entered his guilty plea to the crimes on Monday before Superior Court Judge Rochelle Gizinski as an interpreter translated his admissions from Spanish into English, according to Assistant Ocean County Prosecutor Hillary Bryce.

Redondo admitted to possessing pornography that was found on his computer after authorities raided his Jane Drive home in the Manahawkin section on May 9, 2013.

Each of the charges to which Redondo pleaded guilty are fourth-degree crimes carrying potential prison terms of 18 months.

Bryce said state officials will recommend Redondo, when he is appears before Gizinski again in October, be sentenced to the time he has already served in the Ocean County Jail in Toms River since his arrest in May 2013 and then released to the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities for deportation hearings.

Authorities said Redondo has been in the United States illegally.

Redondo was charged as a result of an investigation by the Ocean County prosecutor’s High-Tech Crime Unit, in conjunction with ICE. Stafford police and members of the county Sheriff’s Department assisted in the raid, which led to the seizure of Redondo’s computer and electronic storage devices and, ultimately, the discovery of 40 movies containing child pornography, authorities said.

Bryce said the pornography contained images of children younger than the age of 16.